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How do you enhance a excellent veteran squad that have claimed consecutive titles, including a league-cup double boasting 30 victories from 32 matches?

Bring in a raft of former professionals that have performed at the highest level of club football and international soccer as you aim for additional honors.

A Greater Manchester club has an non-professional veterans squad with 9 former Premier League footballers in their active lineup.

Two Hundred Twenty-Two Premier League Goals, Three Hundred Twenty-Five International Appearances

Wythenshawe Vets Over 35s are situated in south the city and play in the Cheshire Veterans Division Premier Division.

Their lineup this season includes 9 former Premier League players, with a collective 1,801 elite games.

This star-studded team also boasts over 220 top division scores and over 320 global caps.

The squad feature one forward, who netted thirty-seven scores in 117 games for Newcastle United after joining them for £9m from German league side SC Freiburg in 2012.

Cisse made his first appearance for the team in their last home match versus reigning champions Collegiate Old Boys and scored every one of the six scores in a 6-2 victory - including a 32-minute opening period triple.

The squad for this campaign also includes former professionals such as English and Liverpool forward Emile Heskey, Hull and Burnley winger George Boyd, Everton striker Oumar Niasse, Wigan Athletic defender Maynor Figueroa, Manchester City pair Stephen Ireland and Nedum Onuoha and Premier League title winners Joleon Lescott and Danny Drinkwater.

Together, the ex- top-flight footballers have claimed 15 big trophies and transferred for combined transfer fees of approximately £123m.

Famous Names and Global Players

Stephen Ireland started turning out for the side in preseason this season through good mate and present team teammate Blake Norton, and the former Republic of Ireland player then invited additional ex-pros, who all compete in a weekly nine-a-side match, to participate.

Ex- Senegalese forward Niasse, who scored 12 scores in 65 top-flight games for Everton and still attends their matches at Goodison Park, also made his first appearance versus Collegiate OB - who are based in Liverpool and use an Everton training kit as their uniform.

"My mate Stephen Ireland said 'come and play, it's a laugh'," said the striker.

"After that he informed me we were facing a side from Liverpool and the surprise I had when I noticed them sporting Everton shirts - I thought this is strange for me!

"If you still enjoy football and you feel you can still do it, anywhere you can kick a ball, what are you going to choose?

"The fans who come and watch are happy and to make a day if they watch us competing there and to ask us questions - it's more like the joy of us having somewhere we can enjoy football, with organisation of course."

Such is the squad depth at the club, he made his first game at defender.

"It's a bit different but then, I enjoy running and just move inside - I'm not defending that much," he said.

"I warn my centre-back 'I'm not hanging back' and that I'm just going to keep running.

"The running is what I'm looking for. It's good fun."

Unreal Experience

Along with the forward's 6 scores on his first game, Stephen Ireland has netted eight in 3 appearances for the side, while George Boyd hit five on his first appearance and Joleon Lescott, a defender by position, notched a hat-trick in one game up front.

Wythenshawe are leading of the Top Tier with 3 victories from three and a GD of +19.

One opponent, thirty-eight, who plays on the flank for Collegiate OB, faced former Latics full-back Maynor Figueroa on the weekend - and had to explain his nine-year-old son who Heskey was.

Figueroa has appeared at 2 World Cups for Honduras, in as well as featuring in more than 200 top-flight matches.

"The news was spreading like wildfire they had all these ex-Premier League stars," remarked Barrow.

"I felt I was a little starstruck facing him to be honest.

"Even Emile [Heskey] came on and he's has 60-odd England appearances.

"Our side competed well for a good 20 minutes but then we had a man sent off and it was tough.

"Our group really haven't ceased talking about it - I was phoning my mum and sibling on the journey home.

"They were all friendly, shaking our hands after the match - it was like facing a bunch of regular guys.

"Now we can't wait for the return match."

We Will Still Win the Title'

Andy Kirby manages the opposition vets team, who secured the Premier Division title the previous campaign, together with his co-manager.

"We scored 1-0 ahead and had a